Something in the works

I left you with a little hint of what my next project was to be, a self drafted 50s inspired wiggle dress for Daughter No1. The fabric is a John Kaldor print stretch cotton satin that is just absolutely fabulous to work with. I’d bought it ages ago, so chalk this project up as a sash-buster! It had always been intended for something for my eldest, but we never could agree what exactly to make.

Anyway, it’s done now, but I can’t show it to you properly just yet as she’s gone back to Uni! I’m hoping we’ll see her & the boyfriend on Monday as it’s Bank Holiday in the UK & I fiugre we can do lunch or something & I can get her to model the dress for me (and you!)

Here’s what it looks like on a hanger. Just the front, the back is something special.

Self drafted 50’s inspired wiggle dress

I can’t wait to see her in it! 🙂

While I was laying out the pattern, I happened to notice I had a bit left over. I though about what I could use it for – a skirt? Too short. Shorts? Not the right fabric. *brain racing* A jacket??? I dugout my Bellatrix Blazer pattern – just to see. I worked out that with careful placement, I could cut another Bellatrix! 🙂 So I did and this is what was left of the 2m of fabric once I’d chopped it all up.

Teeny tiny bits

It worked out really well, two garments from 2m of fabric, bonus! I just didn’t have enough to cut the facing in the same fabric, so am awaiting delivery of a plain black stretch cotton satin. I decided to get cracking with it this morning so that when the black fabric does arrive it will be a quick job to finish. Here’s how far I got by lunch time.

The jacket – sans sleeves at this point in the day

And by the time daughter no2 got home from school at 4 I’d finished the shell and made up the lining, as far as I could without the front facing and she just had to put it on!

Without the facing, the canvas on the under collar makes a good contrast!

This is the 5th version. I did think that I just might end up making 12, one for each month of this year! Now that would be something, wouldn’t it?? 😀

In the mean time, Me-Made-May ’14 is underway with so many cool outfits on show on twitter & flickr, not to mention the new Pinterest board! Daughter no2 & I will be posting out photos on the Me-Made-May-14 page as well as on flickr. She’s using Instagram too. Are you participating?